The FP

Name: The FP
Genre: Comedy
Released: March 16, 2012
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Art Hsu, Caitlyn Folley, Jason Trost, Lee Valmassy

2012

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Drafthouse Films | Release Date: March 16, 2012 | R

Starring: Art Hsu, Caitlyn Folley, Jason Trost, Lee Valmassy

Summary: In a dystopian future, a relentless turf war rages. Two rival gangs feud for control of rural wasteland Frazier Park ('The FP') in the deadly arena of competitive dance-fight video game "Beat-Beat Revelation." After hometown hero BTRO is slain on the dance platform by thug leader L Dubba E, his protégé younger brother JTRO goes intoIn a dystopian future, a relentless turf war rages. Two rival gangs feud for control of rural wasteland Frazier Park ('The FP') in the deadly arena of competitive dance-fight video game "Beat-Beat Revelation." After hometown hero BTRO is slain on the dance platform by thug leader L Dubba E, his protégé younger brother JTRO goes into isolation, vowing never to duel again. One year later, The FP is in ruins, and JTRO must find the courage to return and restore order in a ruthless battle for revenge that can only leave one man dancing. (Drafthouse Films)… Expand

Director: Brandon Trost and Jason Trost

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 82 min

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Mick LaSalle

Mar 15, 2012

Think of The FP as the occasion for a party. You need to find a room full of people who get the joke and see this movie there, because audiences will be laughing so hard they'll be screaming. Read full review

Shawn Levy

Mar 15, 2012

The film is amped up to insanity in its language (both verbal and cinematic), in its ironic embrace of teen-salvation movie clichés, and in its depiction of a small town as a ghetto hell. But just when you think they've gone too far, the Trost brothers 1) go further and 2) wink. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Mar 14, 2012

Quite likely the most original dance film you'll see this year, The FP is awash in silliness that probably took ages to script, but the film's goofy heart and soul (yes, it has one) is what sticks with you in the end and makes this crazed film into a potential cult-movie masterpiece. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Mar 12, 2012

This unabashedly derivative, vaguely post-apocalyptic riff on well-worn '80s-movie tropes plays its boilerplate premise with endearing earnestness, but runs thin in no time. Read full review

Andy Webster

Mar 15, 2012

The film has an effective synthesizer score by George Holdcroft. It also offers some funny bits (a hokey prechampionship workout montage, a ridiculous gunfight), but not enough. And for such a film, its bargain-basement production values and lack of wit unexpectedly prove a greater liability than an asset. Read full review

Eric Hynes

Mar 13, 2012

Infinitely better as a beer-goggled pitch than as a feature film, The FP never gets beyond the studied novelty of its own pose. Read full review

Robert Abele

Mar 16, 2012

The FP so desperately wants to be cultishly admired for its bad-taste rollout of wacko characters, ugly costumes and vulgar slang that it forgets to be genuinely offbeat or funny. Read full review

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Aug 31, 2013

Arguably one of the most polarizing movies in the past 5yrs.. The Trost bros. Show off the fact the a big budget is the last thing a good movie needs, one of the most solid movies I've ever seen, cinematography that understands how to work HD to it's advantage and not just that butArguably one of the most polarizing movies in the past 5yrs.. The Trost bros. Show off the fact the a big budget is the last thing a good movie needs, one of the most solid movies I've ever seen, cinematography that understands how to work HD to it's advantage and not just that but cinematography that knows how make something look cinematic. The soundtrack is appropriate and fantastic. The feel and theme remains constant and fun throughout. An an original that borrows from the greatest and not so greatest of the 80's. Dance Dance Revolution replacing the Thunderdome. Infinitely rewatchable and quotable.… Expand

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tipar

Dec 7, 2018

Ben Stiller would have made gold with this, nonetheless, this one is not funny although you can watch the whole thing.

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